Durham Tech uses State Performance and its own internal College-specific metrics to assess student performance, goal completion, and employment success. These metrics are designed as a tool to help the College analyze data on key student outcomes in ways that both provide a big-picture goal for improvement and a starting point for rigorous, internal program-level assessment. The metrics provide an outline for collecting comparative student outcome information relevant to completion, transfer and bachelor’s degree attainment, equitable access and success, learning, and post-graduation success in labor markets. The following metrics have been selected for annual review by the Board of Trustees.
Durham Tech Performance Metrics by Term
| Term | Outcome |
|---|---|
| 2016FA | 15.5% |
| 2017FA | 15.4% |
| 2018FA | 14.6% |
Durham Tech Performance by Academic Year
| Term | Outcome |
|---|---|
| 2017-18 Graduate Survey | 93.24% |
| 2018-19 Graduate Survey | 94.92% |
| Degree | Year | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 2016-17 Graduate Survey | 95% |
| Diploma | 2016-17 Graduate Survey | 94% |
| Associates | 2016-17 Graduate Survey | 82% |
Durham Tech Performance Metrics By Cohort
| Term | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Graduation Rate | 7.3% |
| Transfer Rate | 2.8% |
| Transfer Graduation Rate | 0% |
Definitions
Students with Zero Completed Credits - This is the percentage of students who received zero credits by the end of the term (including students who completed but received an F).
Learning Support - The percentage of graduates who report that at least one College employee “made me excited about learning” on the graduate survey.
Graduation Rate - The percentage of credential-seeking students from the 2016FA first time at Durham Tech cohort, who graduated by 2018FA.
Transfer Rate - The percentage of credential-seeking students from the 2016FA first time at Durham Tech cohort, who enrolled or transferred to a four year institution within 5 years after graduating from Durham Tech.
Transfer Graduation Rate - The percentage of credential-seeking students from the 2016FA first time at Durham Tech cohort, who enrolled or transferred to a four year institution after graduating from Durham Tech and then graduated from that institution within 5 years.